The Fries Center for Global Studies, in conjunction with the College of Education Studies, the Department of Romance Languages and Literature, and the Thomas and Catharine McMahon Memorial fund, invites you to a virtual talk by Dr. Jonathon Reinhardt (University of Arizona). The title of the talk is “Mechanics, Dispositions, and Styles: Considerations for the…
Are you interested in working, researching, studying, or teaching internationally after you graduate from Wesleyan? Wesleyan University is partnering with six peer institutions to host a Global Opportunities After College Fair on Wednesday, February 24. Events will take place throughout the day and will be hosted virtually on Sched, the same platform used for the…
The Office of Study Abroad is hosting a series of virtual info sessions in the early Spring 2021 semester. Representatives from various study abroad programs will be present to share program info and answer your questions. Please be aware that some programs have eligibility requirements set by Wesleyan and/or the program. You can learn more…
Dear students, I’m writing from the Patricelli Center to tell you about three spring offerings: CSPL262 Patricelli Center Fellowship (seats open) In this course, students learn strategies for studying social and environmental problems, and they come up with ideas for innovative, systems-changing solutions. If you want to learn more about this course, let’s talk- http://calendly.com/mjkingsley. CSPL/CGST480…
The Kennesaw Tower Undergraduate Foreign Language Research Journal, hosted in the Department of Foreign Languages at Kennesaw State University, invites submissions from advanced undergraduate students. Who can submit: Any undergraduate university student who has taken at least 1 senior-level course in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or FLED (Foreign Language Education Department) may submit…
The Office of Study Abroad has extended the ViaTRM application deadlines for Fall and Academic Year 2021 programs. Wesleyan administration is currently evaluating whether study abroad will be permitted in Summer and Fall 2021 and an official decision will be made in March. If you are interested in the possibility of studying abroad in Summer,…
After a year-long pause, the Fries Center for Global Studies is excited to invite you, your students, and peers to participate in the 4th Annual Power of Language Conference to be held remotely on Saturday, April 10, 2021! The organizing committee is seeking paper and performance submissions on language learning and multilingual living. The Power…
Written by Genesis Garcia ’22 First Row: Jace Arouet, Will Briskin, Chiara Bercu, Elizabeth Edwards, Rodrick Edwards, Daphne Gampel, Kylie Han Second Row: Cole Harris, Eliza Samore, Lupita Sanchez, Emma Shapiro, Tyla Taylor, Ericka Ekhator, Mira Guth Third Row: Francesca Woodbridge, Benjamin Martinez, Justin Kim, Edward Yanez, Ji Yoon Park, David Vizgan, Nola Neri Fourth…
Written by Magdalena Zapędowska, Fries Center for Global Studies We congratulate Fitzroy (Pablo) Wickham ‘21 on being named the 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Jamaica. One of the most prestigious awards, the Rhodes funds two to three years of postgraduate study in any degree program at Oxford University. Applicants are evaluated based on academic excellence, other…
With study abroad suspended for the spring 2021 semester, the Office of Study Abroad looked for opportunities to continue to foster global and intercultural learning. For the first time, OSA is able to focus on the 60% of Wesleyan students who do not study abroad and ways for them to develop intercultural knowledge, skills, and…
